Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will start on November 1 the process to recruit 56,808 people in the state police, officials said on Thursday. The government will announce the results of the three-phase recruitment process in June 2019, Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar and Director General of Police O.P. Singh[Read More…]
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UP government protecting corrupt, sending innocent to jail: Congress
New Delhi: Slamming the Uttar Pradesh government for protecting the corrupt, the Congress on Friday referred to Governor Ram Naik’s letter to the Chief Minister regarding a bribery demand accusation against a senior officer in the CMO. The BJP government was trying to protect the corrupt and penalise the innocent[Read More…]
UP to felicitate CWG medal winners from state
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will be soon honouring five sportspersons from the state who won medals at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in Australia, an official said on Thursday. The gold medallists will get Rs 50 lakh each, while the silver medallists will get Rs 30 lakh each[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw 20,000 ‘political cases’
The Uttar Pradesh government will withdraw 20,000 political cases slapped on various people for reasons like staging a demonstration and holding sit-ins, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Thursday. Speaking on the UPCOCA debate in the state assembly, he said that his government, after due deliberations, had decided to do[Read More…]
Samsung to set up 20 ‘Smart Healthcare’ centres in Uttar Pradesh
Samsung India on Wednesday signed a MoU with the Uttar Pradesh government to add 20 new “Smart Healthcare” centres across the state to provide affordable and quality healthcare to needy patients. As part of the agreement, Samsung will provide advanced and innovative healthcare equipment such as ultrasound and digital radiology[Read More…]
UP to promote regional air connectivity, Agra-Jaipur flights from Dec 15
Direct flights between Agra and Jaipur are proposed to start on December 15 this year, an Uttar Pradesh government official said on Wednesday. The information was given to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a review meeting of the new Civil Aviation promotion Policy-2017, which was rolled out in September this[Read More…]
UP orders probe into irregularities in PM housing scheme
The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe into the works undertaken in 16 districts of the state under the Prime Minister’s rural housing scheme and MNREGA, an official said on Tuesday. The investigation would be conducted by Rural Development Commissioner Parthasarthi Sen Sharma based on complaints received by the[Read More…]
Not forming new party as of now: Mulayam Singh Yadav
Former Samajwadi Party chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Monday dismissed reports of forming a new party as of now. Prior to his press conference, there was speculation that he may float a new party. However, no such announcement was made by him. Addressing the media in Lucknow, “I am not[Read More…]
UP govt to bring strict laws to tackle deaths by illegal liquor
The Uttar Pradesh government will bring a strict law to avoid deaths from the consumption of illegal alcohol, where the guilty will be awarded life imprisonment and a fine of upto Rs 10 lakh. UP excise minister, Jai Pratap Singh, on Wednesday said, “To stop poisonous alcohol in UP, which[Read More…]
UP government’s family planning scheme: Condoms as ‘shagun’ to the newly-wed
Yogi Adityanath government to soon give condoms as ‘shagun’ (ceremonial offering) to newly-weds in Uttar Pradesh. This ceremonial offering kit will not only contain condoms but will also have oral contraceptive pills distributed by ASHA workers. The kit will also come with a family planning message to help create awareness[Read More…]
UP: Cycle tracks built under former SP government to be demolished
The BJP urban development minister Suresh Khanna termed the cycle tracks made across Uttar Pradesh during the Samajwadi Party’s regime “a cause for traffic congestion”. He further added that such tracks will be demolished in time to accommodate vehicular traffic. “The cycle tracks in many areas lie unused and cause[Read More…]
UP CM’s lunch with Dalit a ‘political drama’, says Mayawati
On Thursday, BSP supremo Mayawati slammed UP CM Yogi Adityanath over having lunch with 500 Dalits in Gorakhpur, calling it a nothing but a ‘political drama’ with no intention of benefitting the underprivileged community. She added that the BJP government had an anti-Dalit mindset and was doing little to catch[Read More…]
UP: This village in UP to be renamed as “PoK”, know why!
Lacking most basic facilities and with very little of the government’s attention, a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district have found an innovative way to protest against the ignorance. They have decided to rename Simmranpur as PoK or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying their situation is no better. Villagers complain Simmranpur, which[Read More…]
Congress to launch second phase of “27 saal UP Behaal” campaign
Congress party has prepared to launch the second phase of its campaign in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from August 21. The party has made it very clear that they won’t enter into any pre-poll alliance. As part of the second leg of its election campaign, Congress will roll out two[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh government forms panel to solve ‘Gumnami Baba’ mystery
The Uttar Pradesh government formed a judicial commission to probe the mystery of Gumnami Baba and asked the commission to submit a report within six months. The man died in Faizabad in 1985 and believed to be Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The move came in the wake of the Allahabad[Read More…]